Das Soldatenleben des heiligen Martin. Eine Annäherung
Das Soldatenleben des heiligen Martin. Eine Annäherung
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Sankt Martin zählt zu den populärsten Heiligen der Christenheit. Allgemein bekannt ist, dass er als römischer Soldat seinen Mantel mit einem frierenden Bettler teilte. Diese gute Tat ist so eindringlich, dass seine Profession in den Hintergrund gerät. Diese Wirkung war gewollt. Denn der Autor der Vita sancti Martini, Sulpicius Severus, schrieb vorrangig für einen Kreis christlicher Rigoristen, für den der Soldatenstand mit vielen Makeln behaftet war. Der bekannte Waffendienst seines Helden durfte diesem mithin nicht zum Nachteil gereichen. Sparsamkeit bei den Details war daher ein weiteres Element seiner Verteidigungsstrategie, die er mit meisterhafter Rhetorik betrieb. Oliver Berck jedoch taucht mit Hilfe antiker Quellen und vor allem Ammianus Marcellinus? Geschichtswerk tiefer in Martins Militärdienst ein. Seine Untersuchung spiegelt zudem den aktuellen Stand der Martinsforschung wider. Sie liefert fundierte Antworten und belastbare Überlegungen zu wichtigen Fragen rund um diese prägende Zeit in Martins Leben: Wie lange dauerte sein Militärdienst und zu welchen Stationen führte dieser ihn? Warum etwa war er in Amiens, wo die berühmte Mantelteilung stattgefunden haben soll? Wo wurde er getauft? Und wie konnte es ihm überhaupt gelingen, als Pazifist vorzeitig aus der Armee entlassen zu werden? 0Oliver Berck führt den Leser sowohl auf die Schlachtfelder und Paradeplätze als auch in die Kirchen und Paläste jener Zeit. Im Ergebnis wird nicht nur der historische Martin greifbarer, sondern es werden zudem die Konflikte deutlich, die die Kirche in jener Epoche zu bestehen hatte.
Saint Martin is one of the most popular saints in Christianity. It is common knowledge that as a Roman soldier he shared his cloak with a freezing beggar. This good deed is so urgent that his profession fades into the background. This effect was intentional. Because the author of the Vita sancti Martini, Sulpicius Severus, wrote primarily for a group of Christian rigors, for whom the soldier class was afflicted with many flaws. The well-known weapon service of his hero should not be to the disadvantage of this. Parsimony of details was therefore another element of his defense strategy, which he pursued with masterful rhetoric. But Oliver Berck dives with the help of ancient sources and above all Ammianus Marcellinus? History goes deeper into Martin's military service. His investigation also reflects the current status of Martin's research. It provides well-founded answers and reliable considerations to important questions about this formative time in Martin's life: How long did his military service last and what stations did it take him to? Why was he in Amiens, where the famous mantle division is said to have taken place? Where was he baptized? And how did he even manage to get prematurely released from the army as a pacifist? 0Oliver Berck takes the reader to the battlefields and parade grounds as well as to the churches and palaces of that time. As a result, not only does the historical Martin become more tangible, but also the conflicts that the church had to face in that epoch become clear.
Saint Martin is one of the most popular saints in Christianity. It is common knowledge that as a Roman soldier he shared his cloak with a freezing beggar. This good deed is so urgent that his profession fades into the background. This effect was intentional. Because the author of the Vita sancti Martini, Sulpicius Severus, wrote primarily for a group of Christian rigors, for whom the soldier class was afflicted with many flaws. The well-known weapon service of his hero should not be to the disadvantage of this. Parsimony of details was therefore another element of his defense strategy, which he pursued with masterful rhetoric. But Oliver Berck dives with the help of ancient sources and above all Ammianus Marcellinus? History goes deeper into Martin's military service. His investigation also reflects the current status of Martin's research. It provides well-founded answers and reliable considerations to important questions about this formative time in Martin's life: How long did his military service last and what stations did it take him to? Why was he in Amiens, where the famous mantle division is said to have taken place? Where was he baptized? And how did he even manage to get prematurely released from the army as a pacifist? 0Oliver Berck takes the reader to the battlefields and parade grounds as well as to the churches and palaces of that time. As a result, not only does the historical Martin become more tangible, but also the conflicts that the church had to face in that epoch become clear.
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